This is the fifth and final of a series documenting our photography trip in New Zealand in 2016. Hobbiton: The last few days of our New Zealand trip was spent in the northern part of the North Island. We had a mid-morning appointment at the massive ranch where...

This is the fourth of a series documenting our photography trip in New Zealand in 2016. We pick up the journey again after driving north from Wellington in a new rental car (nondescript, this time, but of questionable mechanical shape), to the town of Taupo on the...

This is the third of a series documenting our photography trip in New Zealand in 2016. From Te Anau, we drove east across the Southern Island to Dunedin (duNEEden), on the Eastern coast. The drive took us through some lovely valleys and farmland, and as we went...

This is the second of a series documenting our photography trip to New Zealand in 2016. I am back, after a long and unwanted hiatus. I want to thank all of you who have stuck with me, apologize for the long silence, and promise more regular posts for the foreseeable...

This is the third of a series discussing bird photography. I’ve already discussed various ways we can outfit ourselves to do bird photography in the wild, but it is also important to explore two much easier ways to do birding that are not so gear-centric or...